Direct mineralogical composition of a MgO-C refractory material obtained by Rietveld methodology

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 26, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 2587-2592

  De la Torre, Ángeles G ^a   Valle, Francisco José ^b   De Aza, Antonio H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CERÁMICA Y VIDRIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Analysis; MgO C refractories; Refractories; Rietveld; X ray methods

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; GRAPHITE; MINERALOGY; STEELMAKING; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

CRYSTALLINE PHASES; MAGNESIA-GRAPHITE REFRACTORIES; RIETVELD METHODOLOGY; X-RAY METHODS;

MAGNESITE REFRACTORIES;

COMPOSITION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; GRAPHITE; MAGNESITE REFRACTORIES; MINERALOGY; STEELMAKING; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

EID: 33646592922     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2005.05.005     Document Type: Article

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